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Originally Posted by Paul Stenning
In what way is that unsafe. It may be undesireable from the point of view of wasted power but I cannot see how it makes an appliance any more dangerous. In fact it gets rid of the mains switch whish is quite often a cause of over-heating etc due to wear and tarnish.
I agree with that one. For example kettles seem to be fitted with flex rated at around 5A, consume 10A and are fused at 13A. The manufacturers work on the basis that the use is only intermittent.
Indeed - but that is not a safety issue, and this thread is about safety.
I'm not sure what you mean there - would you care to give some examples?
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If theres no switch,the device or whatever, is still energised,also it will still draw current,and could be a fire hazard,perhaps a fault will occur when unattended.
I have seen countless "switches"made of plastic,these just burn up or melt down,also kettle connectors burn up or melt,surely you have come accross this sort of thing! 3a rating cables often used for 5-7a loads,this is todays practice.